Charles Leonard Dubin
Born(1921-04-04)April 4, 1921
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
DiedOctober 27, 2008(2008-10-27) (aged 87)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Lawyer, jurist

Charles Leonard Dubin OC OOnt QC (April 4, 1921 – October 27, 2008) was a Canadian lawyer and former Chief Justice of Ontario. He led the Dubin inquiry into the use of steroids by athletes.

Early life

Charles Leonard Dubin was born on April 4, 1921, in Hamilton, Ontario, the son of Harry and Ethel Dubin.[1] He received a B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1941 and an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1944. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in June 1944 and was created a King's Counsel in December 1950.[2][1] In 1945, he married Anne Levine, who died in 2007. They had no children.[1]

Legal and judicial career

He practiced law with the law firm Kimber, Dubin, Brunner & Armstrong which later merged to form Tory Tory DesLauriers & Binnington where he was a counsel and a senior partner. In 1973, he was appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario. In 1987, he was appointed Associate Chief Justice and Chief Justice in 1990. He served until 1996 when he rejoined Torys as a counsel.[1]

He served on two royal commissions: the Dubin inquiry (1988) a royal commission regarding the use of performance-enhancing drugs in which sprinter Ben Johnson admitted wrongdoing;[3] and a royal commission regarding safety in aviation (1979).[2][1][4]

Honours

In 1997, he was awarded the Order of Ontario and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition for having made "a profound and lasting effect upon the Canadian judiciary".[5] He was awarded honorary degrees from the University of Toronto, Law Society of Upper Canada, and York University.[6][7][8]

Dubin died on October 27, 2008, at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, after being hospitalized for ten days due to bacterial pneumonia.[1] He was buried at Holy Blossom Memorial Park in Toronto.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Martin, Sandra (October 28, 2008). "Judge who probed use of drugs in sports was 'a complete man of the law'". The Globe and Mail. p. S10. ProQuest 1412733226.
  2. ^ a b "Dubin left 'no stone unturned'". Law Times. November 3, 2008. Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Charles Dubin led track's Ben Johnson doping inquiry". The Hamilton Spectator. October 28, 2008. ISSN 1189-9417. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Tyler, Tracy (October 27, 2008). "Ontario Chief Justice Charles Dubin dead". Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Order of Canada, Charles L. Dubin". Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. September 27, 2005. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
  6. ^ "In Memoriam: Honouring the Honourable Charles L. Dubin, QC". University of Toronto Faculty of Law. April 28, 2009. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "Honorary LLD". Law Society of Ontario. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  8. ^ "Honorary Degree Recipients". University Secretariat, York University. Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
Legal offices Preceded byWilliam Goldwin Carrington Howland Chief Justice of Ontario 1990–1996 Succeeded byRoy McMurtry
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